DocumentCode
1697854
Title
Energy for the global village
Author
Glaser, Peter E.
Author_Institution
Arthur D. Little Inc., Cambridge, MA, USA
Volume
1
fYear
1995
Firstpage
1
Abstract
Continued economic global advancement with the least adverse effects on the Earth´s ecology will require continuous energy generation methods that do not rely on finite energy resources, are not under the political control of any one nation, ensure environmentally sound development, and meet economic and societal criteria. The author discusses the use of wireless power transmission based on solar power satellites and power relay satellites. The concepts and development of this technology is discussed
Keywords
energy resources; environmental factors; microwave power transmission; solar power satellites; Earth´s ecology; economic criteria; economic global advancement; energy generation methods; energy supply; environmentally sound development; global village; power relay satellites; societal criteria; solar power satellites; wireless power transmission; Earth; Energy resources; Environmental economics; Environmental factors; Power generation economics; Power transmission; Relays; Satellites; Solar energy; Solar power generation;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Electrical and Computer Engineering, 1995. Canadian Conference on
Conference_Location
Montreal, Que.
ISSN
0840-7789
Print_ISBN
0-7803-2766-7
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CCECE.1995.528062
Filename
528062
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